27 Facts About Hannah McKay

Hannah McKay is a fictional character portrayed by Yvonne Strahovski, in the seventh and eighth seasons of the Showtime television series Dexter.

Hannah is first introduced in season 7, episode 3, "Buck the System", as the former accomplice of a spree killer, and Hannah becomes romantically involved with Dexter Morgan.

At some point during the timeline in between Dexter and the revival series Dexter: New Blood, Hannah McKay dies of pancreatic cancer.

Hannah McKay was born in Clopton, Alabama in July 30,1982.

Hannah McKay spent six years in juvenile detention after pleading guilty to being Randall's accomplice.

Hannah McKay claimed not to have actually committed any of the murders and received immunity from prosecution after agreeing to testify against Randall.

Hannah McKay then poisoned a counselor who had been molesting her and her friend Arlene Schwim.

Hannah McKay married an older man, Jake Kirkwood, but poisoned him with Aconite because he was trying to pressure her into having an abortion.

Hannah McKay inherited her gardening business from her mentor, who she was later suspected of poisoning with aconitum.

Hannah McKay then poisoned an older woman, whom Hannah McKay had a friendship with, to inherit her garden and to put her out of her misery.

When Randall decided to reveal where he buried the last of his victims, Miami Metro Homicide sends Dexter and Angel Batista to obtain a DNA sample from Hannah McKay; Dexter is immediately taken with her and becomes uncharacteristically distracted in his work.

When Sal Price, a true crime writer who has written a book about Wayne Randall, wants to write a sequel about Hannah McKay, she agrees to an interview.

Hannah McKay admits to stabbing the woman at the hotel and then poisons Price, who later collapses and dies in Dexter's apartment.

Furious over Price's death and knowing that Hannah McKay had confessed to him, Dexter's adoptive sister Debra calls Hannah McKay in for questioning.

Hannah McKay is touched to learn that Dexter deleted Price's files.

Debra is convinced that Hannah McKay has gotten away with killing Price and asks Dexter to kill her, but Dexter refuses.

When Dexter learns what Hannah McKay has done, he reluctantly gives Debra evidence that Hannah McKay killed Price and Debra arrests her.

Hannah McKay admits she poisoned Debra because she tried to separate them, and Dexter tells her he had to turn her in to protect his sister.

Hannah McKay assures Dexter that she won't tell his secret when she goes to trial.

When he later regains consciousness, Dexter begins investigating Hannah McKay and finds that she has changed her name to Maggie and married Miles Castner, a wealthy businessman.

Dexter goes to see Hannah McKay, who says that she had wanted him to kill Castner but changed her mind after realizing she is still in love with Dexter.

Castner warns Dexter to stay away from Hannah McKay and has him beaten up.

Dexter goes to Castner's boat to protect Hannah McKay but finds that she has already killed Castner; they dispose of the body and promise to watch out for each other.

Hannah McKay finds out Jacob Elway, a private investigator and Debra's former boss, and federal marshal Max Clayton are looking to arrest her and Dexter's latest intended victim, Oliver Saxon, threatens to come after his family.

Hannah McKay absorbs the news quietly, takes Harrison's hand and walks with him to get ice cream.

However, the now-teenage Harrison tells Dexter that Hannah McKay died of pancreatic cancer.

Hannah McKay decided to find his father and went to a letter's return address in Oregon, a letter that Dexter sent to Hannah revealing that he is still alive and asking her to keep him away from his son unless he displays "dark tendencies".